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The community is invited to attend Central Lakes College’s virtual Cultural Thursday presentation on the culture and values of the Anishinaabe. The free event will be held at noon on Thursday, March 3 via Zoom. Pre-register here: https://tinyurl.com/yckn4kmb. The speaker will be Susan Beaulieu, an Anishinaabe citizen of the Red Lake …
Read More »Community invited to poetry reading with Gregory Orr
Verse Like Water: The visiting poetry program of Central Lakes College presents American Poet Gregory Orr at noon on February 18 livestreamed at https://youtu.be/JZNhVuUM9mg. This virtual event is free and open to the public. Orr has published 10 volumes of poetry and books of memoir, criticism and essays. He has …
Read More »Community invited to Cultural Thursday: Poland
The community is invited to attend Central Lakes College’s virtual Cultural Thursday presentation on Poland at noon on Thursday, Feb. 3. Attendees are asked to pre-register here: https://tinyurl.com/2esve4dn CLC instructor Dr. Ania Antus will discuss Polish culture, history and economics. She will also spotlight and share her experience as an accomplished Polish dancer and …
Read More »Community invited to Cultural Thursday: Somali culture and customs
The Central Lakes College Office of Equity and Diversity and the Cultural Thursdays Program will host author and educator Hudda Ibrahim to speak on Somali culture and customs for the December Cultural Thursday Program. The program will be held as a live event in the Chalberg Theatre at 12 p.m. on December 2 and will also …
Read More »Verse Like Water presents poet Kwame Dawes
Verse Like Water: the visiting poet program of Central Lakes College presents poet, actor, and novelist Kwame Dawes at noon on November 19 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. This live event will be followed by a book signing and craft talk. The community is invited to attend this free event in person …
Read More »Community invited to live CLC concerts
The Central Lakes College Music Department invites the community to enjoy some live music at 7pm on Tuesday, November 9 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. Three ensembles will be featured: Concert Winds, Jazz Collective, and the semi-professional big band, the Central Lakes Jazz Orchestra. Tickets are $5 and will …
Read More »Community invited to Cultural Thursday: The Very First Americans
The community is invited to attend Central Lakes College’s November Cultural Thursday event, held in conjunction with Native American Heritage Month. CLC Sociology instructor Gary Payne will present “The Very First Americans: Alaskan Indians’ Struggle for Cultural Survival in a Wilderness Paradise” at both 12pm and 7pm on Thursday, November 4 in lecture hall E354, Brainerd campus. Both …
Read More »Verse Like Water presents Chinese-American poet Jenny Xie
Verse Like Water: The visiting poetry program of Central Lakes College presents Chinese-American poet Jenny Xie at noon on October 29 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. The event is free and open to the public. Xie is a professor at Bard College, and her book “Eye Level” earned the Walt Whitman Award. This literary event …
Read More »Community invited to CLC’s October Cultural Thursday event
The community is invited to learn more about the people of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands during the next Cultural Thursday event at noon on October 7 at Central Lakes College. The presentation will be delivered live through Zoom. Attendees are invited to watch in the Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus or remotely. …
Read More »Community invited to celebrate Darlene Palmer, a pioneer in women’s sports
The community is invited to join the family of Darlene Palmer, a pioneer in local women’s sports, for a celebration of life at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 7 in the Central Lakes College Brainerd campus gym. The program will begin at 2:30 p.m. Coach Palmer was honored for her work …
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